Stories by Graham Smith

Mark Longley received a shattering phone call: "We've got a body in the morgue, and we think it's your daughter."

The comedian likens the brutal regime of chemotherapy he has undergone to "keeping a classic car on the road".

My old Weber has been sitting out on the deck all winter. Uncovered, unloved, untethered from a gas bottle and a safe winter refuge for all manner of critters.

In a world where nothing seems built to last, it's comforting to know there are some rugged items that keep delivering the goods day after day.

"Hoody" had a long and distinguished career as an engineer, manager and promoter for local and international acts. He introduced Big Day Out to NZ in the '90s.

The discovery of a plastic-wrapped body in South Wales was the end of a tragic story which began in Auckland 50 years earlier.

"We ride the sound and see what happens," The Chills lead singer Martin Phillipps told RNZ in 2019. Phillips died today at 61. Video, Audio

Benedict Cumberbatch stars as the wealthy, dissipated Patrick Melrose in this adaptation of the acclaimed semi-autobiographical Edward St Aubyn novels. Graham Smith explains why it's worth a watch.

The febrile post-Brexit environment and rise of neo Nazism in the UK is expertly captured in this taut series on TVNZ+. Graham Smith explains why it's worth a watch.

又到了老鼠过冬的季节，鼠害会造成多严重的损失？如何专业灭鼠？专家这样说。

Do you smell a rat? It's that time of year. Be afraid (and check your insurance policy), Graham Smith writes.

In an age of auto-tuned pop automatons it's hard to imagine there was a time when pop music could be surprising, sexy, funky and smart. Video